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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the World Fell Silent Author: Donna Jones Alward Narrator: Ivana Rakić, Laurence Bouvard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 19, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A story of loss, hope and redemption against impossible odds… 'Alward tells this story of the wounded survivors and the people who cared for them with affecting grace' Toronto Star The Globe & Mail Bestseller 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nora Crowell wants more than her sister’s life as a wife and mother. As WWI rages across the Atlantic, she becomes a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Nursing Corps. But trouble is looming and it won’t be long before the truth comes to light. Having lost her beloved husband in the trenches and with no-one else to turn to, Charlotte Campbell now lives with his haughty relations who treat her like the help. It is baby Aileen, the joy and light of her life, who spurs her to dream of a better life. When tragedy strikes in Halifax Harbour, nothing for these two women will ever be the same again. Their paths will cross in the most unexpected way, trailing both heartbreak and joy its wake… Praise for Donna Jones Alward: 'A beautiful, meticulously researched story that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.' USA Today bestseller, Genevieve Graham ‘A triumphant, unforgettable tale of sacrifice, hope, and second chances … with a twist that will have readers holding their breath' Renee Ryan, author of The Secret Society of Salzburg ‘Readers of historical fiction, don’t miss this one!’ USA Today bestseller, Andie Newton 'A winning and memorable tale that boasts a perfectly-judged grasp of historical detail, wonderfully nuanced characters, and a narrative arc that never falters' USA Today bestseller, Jennifer Robson 'A fascinating, heartbreaking, and heartwarming story’ USA Today bestseller, Glynis Peters 'A rare novel that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Prepare to fall in love' Soraya M. Lane, bestselling author 'Meticulously researched and full of atmospheric period details that will take your breath away' Julianne MacLean, bestselling author 'Alward handles the aftermath of a Canadian tragedy with sensitivity, skill, brilliant writing’ Lecia Cornwall, author of That Summer in Berlin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760326 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Over Creation: A Novel Author: Ruth Ozeki Narrator: Ruth Ozeki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A warm and witty saga about agribusiness, environmental activism, and community—from the celebrated author of The Book of Form and Emptiness and A Tale for the Time Being Yumi Fuller hasn’t set foot in her hometown of Liberty Falls, Idaho—heart of the potato-farming industry—since she ran away at age fifteen. Twenty-five years later, the prodigal daughter returns to confront her dying parents, her best friend, and her conflicted past, and finds herself caught up in an altogether new drama. The post-millennial farming community has been invaded by Agribusiness forces at war with a posse of activists, the Seeds of Resistance, who travel the country in a camping car, “The Spudnick,” biofueled by pilfered McDonald’s french-fry oil. Following her widely hailed, award-winning debut novel, My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki returns here to deliver a quirky cast of characters and a wickedly humorous appreciation of the foibles of corporate life, globalization, political resistance, youth culture, and aging baby boomers. All Over Creation tells a celebratory tale of the beauty of seeds, roots, and growth—and the capacity for renewal that resides within us all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/777094 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lions and Lace Series: #1 of Van Alen Sisters Author: Meagan McKinney Narrator: Suzie Althens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the glittering mansions of the Astors and the Vanderbilts to the gas-lit streets of New York, this passionate novel by award-winning author Meagan McKinney brings together a desperate woman and a handsome stranger who could expose her scandalous secret New York heiress Alana Van Alen has everything—beauty, wealth, and status. But she is living a lie. To protect her sister, she plays society's game and attends dazzling balls and soirees—until a cunningly orchestrated act of revenge leaves her penniless and at the mercy of one of the city's most notorious gentlemen. Dubbed the Predator of Wall Street, Trevor Sheridan rose from abject poverty in Ireland to the pinnacle of power in Manhattan. Yet he's still shunned by the city's elite Four Hundred. Now he has parlayed his hunger for revenge into a scheme to destroy the rich and powerful. In the final phase of his plan, he will marry the pedigreed Alana Van Alen to gain the acceptance that has been denied to him for so long. But along the way, he makes a fatal misstep: He falls in love with her.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Till Dawn Tames the Night Author: Meagan McKinney Narrator: Sierra Kline Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 9, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A woman's cherished legacy becomes a pirate's obsessive quest in this spellbinding historical romance from award-winning author Meagan McKinney The London docks in 1818 are no place for a woman. But Aurora Dayne is about to embark on a new life. With her modest belongings and a unique bejeweled locket—her sole legacy from her dead father—she boards a ship bound for Jamaica. All hell breaks loose when pirates storm the gangplank, and the sheltered orphan becomes the prisoner of a ruthless privateer named Vashon. The towering, black-caped stranger arouses Aurora's fear . . . and her irresistible desire. Haunted by his past, Vashon lives outside the law and is driven by one purpose: to retrieve the Star of Aran, a fabled gem cursed by its own dark history. Beautiful Aurora is the key to Vashon's quest. But when obsession flames into passion, he will risk everything to protect her—for there are others who would kill to possess the star.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/772648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop Series: #4 of The Wartime Bookshop Author: Lesley Eames Narrator: Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Catch up with Alice, Kate and Naomi in the fourth book in The Wartime Bookshop series January, 1942: Victoria is looking for a life away from the dangers of wartime London for herself and two orphaned children. Her search takes her to Churchwood in Hertfordshire which looks ideal, but the village residents are already dealing with their own problems . . . Alice is working hard to get the village bookshop back up and running after the previous premises were destroyed. The new building is in urgent need of repair and a builder has been hired, but where is he and where is the money he was paid? Kate is struggling to work out the next steps in her relationship with pilot Leo. Will he expect her to meet his parents? Knowing they are rich and elegant, Kate suspects they'd want their son's sweetheart to be the same - not a country bumpkin like her with barely a penny to her name. Meanwhile, Naomi shows kindness to Victoria and her evacuees but is she biting off more than she can chew, especially when she is confronted with a surprising intruder . . . With so much trouble and uncertainty in the village, can Victoria and her little family find the safe haven they crave? Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop is the third novel in the uplifting Wartime Bookshop series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest © Lesley Eames 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/775958 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shell Seekers: A Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation Author: Rosamunde Pilcher Narrator: Kitty O'sullivan, Emily Berrington, Will Kirk, Jessica Turner, Carl Prekopp, Full Cast, Jasmine Hyde, Emma Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Rosamunde Pilcher's beloved saga of one family's passions and heartbreaks – plus an interview with the author ‘A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence’ Maeve Binchy Recovering from a heart attack, Penelope Keeling discharges herself from hospital and returns to her cosy Cotswolds cottage. Fiercely self-sufficient, she values her independence above everything – but fears that others wish to take it from her… Penelope has one treasured possession – ‘The Shell Seekers’, painted by her artist father Lawrence Stern. A comforting reminder of a precious bygone time, it sparks memories of her bohemian Cornish childhood and her wartime romance with the love of her life. But when her self-centred adult children, Noel and Nancy, find out that Stern’s work is now worth a fortune, they urge Penelope to sell up and give the money to them. Only her daughter Olivia – who has also known love and loss – respects her mother’s freedom to make her own decisions. As Penelope searches her heart, and recalls the passions, tragedies and secrets of her past, she knows what she must do… but will it rip her family apart? One of the best-selling and most famous sagas of the last four decades, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Set in Gloucestershire, London, Cornwall and Ibiza, and shifting between 1939 and 1985, this poignant drama explores themes of memory, fate, trauma and connection. Also featured is a fascinating episode of Bookshelf, in which Nigel Forde talks to Rosamunde Pilcher about her life and novels. Production credits Written by Rosamunde Pilcher Dramatised by Lin Coghlan Directed by Tracey Neale Cast The Narrator, Rosamunde Pilcher – Jessica Turner Penelope – Emma Fielding Olivia – Emily Berrington Nancy – Jasmine Hyde Young Penelope – Kitty O'Sullivan Richard – Carl Prekopp Noel/Ambrose – Will Kirk Cosmo/Mr Brookner/Soldier – John Lightbody Antonia – Imogen Front Danus – Ian Dunnett Jnr Lawrence – Michael Bertenshaw Doris – Debra Baker Miss Pawson – Anna Spearpoint Mrs Enderby – Juliana Lisk First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14-21 April 2024 The Shell Seekers copyright © 1987 Rosamunde Pilcher © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Sisters Author: Sinéad Moriarty Narrator: Angeline Ball, Alison Mckenna, Emma Lowe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 4, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever. Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters’ outing to track down her Italian one-night stand. Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons’ sporting success, mother-of-four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents’ WhatsApp group. Worst. Job. Ever Finally, glamorous Sophie is determined that her daughter Jess won’t be boy-crazy and image-obsessed like she was. But when things go horribly wrong at a teen party, Sophie and her sisters are forced to take drastic measures to protect Jess’s future. Squeezed from every side, Louise, Julie and Sophie want to be good sisters – but sometimes that’s easier said than done . . . © Sinéad Moriarty 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Year of Meats: A Novel Author: Ruth Ozeki Narrator: Ruth Ozeki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love—the breakout hit by the celebrated author of A Tale for the Time Being and The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth Ozeki’s mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES. Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband. Hailed by USA Today as “rare and provocative” and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim, My Year of Meats is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778179 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Hue of Blu Author: Marie-France Leger Narrator: Nick Mondelli, Caitlin Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 2, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: How much pain are you willing to endure for someone you love? Bold, charismatic, and charming Blu Henderson wears a fake smile every day, pushing through life because she has to—not because she wants to. Quiet, introverted, and mysterious Jace Boland catches her eye the second she sees him. After that, it’s game over—not just for Blu, but for Jace as well. Drawn together by inexplicable attraction, a whirlwind connection forms that persists and torments, mends and breaks, and forces both Blu and Jace to confront the traumas of their past while trying to make their relationship work. A Hue of Blu explores how two broken hearts can find comfort in tragic losses, how two broken souls can find peace in pain, and how loving yourself may be the only way to love another… No matter the consequence. Content warnings: this audiobook contains depictions and descriptions of alcoholism, toxic relationships, mental health (specifically depression and BPD), body image, self-harm, mentions of OW/OM, and loss of a parent.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Photographs from the Cove Series: #2 of Sand Dollar Cove Author: Jennifer Bardsley Narrator: Rosanna Pilcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 18, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mary Turner’s hopes of a happy life in beautiful Sand Dollar Cove come crashing down when her boyfriend leaves her. After her mother walked out when she was just a child, Aiden’s betrayal destroys the last shred of belief in love that Mary’s been clinging on to. When the cove’s newest resident Steven Clarke hires her to renovate the town’s historic movie theater, Mary is scared of failing. But she dreams of bringing the fading theater back to its 1960s glamor. Plus, the more she works with the elusive Steven, the more she comes to like him and his striking good looks—against her better judgement. As Mary’s confidence grows, her heart starts to reopen to the possibility of love. But then, hidden in the cinema’s storage room, Mary discovers a mysterious photo album containing pictures of a little girl who looks just like her. She can’t believe her eyes. How is Mary connected to this album and the cinema? And will the answers help to heal her broken heart? Mary is willing to risk everything to learn the truth. But when she uncovers a secret that casts a shadow on her family, on Steven, and on Sand Dollar Cove, will the past haunt her forever? Or will she choose to believe in love and finally claim her happy ending?